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"The departments whose revenue receipt is less as per the target, the reasons for this should be studied deeply, where there is a need for improvement in the policy, that should be done," he added

Updated On: 28 Feb 2023 | 8:08 AM IST

All the states, union territories and 32 central government departments will integrate with the National Single Window System (NSWS) by December this year, through which companies can seek all approvals and clearances for their businesses, a top official said on Thursday. So far 19 states/UTs and 27 central government departments are already onboarded, including Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Goa, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, and Karnataka, the Secretary in the department for promotion of industry and internal trade (DPIIT) Anurag Jain said here. He was speaking at a joint meeting of the India-Japan business cooperation committee meeting. The system is aimed at reducing duplicity of information submission to different ministries, reduce compliance burden, cut gestation period of projects, and promote ease of starting and doing business. NSWS enables the identification, applying and subsequent tracking of approvals for all integrated states and central departments. "Going ..

Updated On: 09 Feb 2023 | 6:06 PM IST

The Central Vigilance Commission has asked public sector banks, insurance companies and central government departments not to engage retired employees in investigating corruption cases. The assertion comes after it was noticed that some organisations were appointing retired employees as investigating officers, contrary to its existing nearly two-decade-old directive in this regard. Moreover, it is also important that the vigilance functionaries are made accountable and subjected to disciplinary action if they are found to have compromised confidentiality, objectivity or integrity, in the discharge of duties assigned to them, the commission said. The same is not possible in the case of retired officials as conduct and disciplinary rules do not apply to them for any post-retirement misconduct, it said in the latest order. The commission had in August 2000 directed that vigilance functionaries in any organisation shall be full-time employees and that a retired staffer should not be ..

Updated On: 15 Jan 2023 | 11:52 AM IST

Provisions on non-personal data, criminal penalties, hardware certification scheme, and statutory data residency requirements among those axed

Updated On: 05 Dec 2022 | 9:49 PM IST

The JioBook is currently available for government department employees via the GeM at Rs 19,500. For others, it is expected to be available around Diwali

Updated On: 04 Oct 2022 | 4:20 PM IST

The centre is also pushing PSUs to ensure timely filling up vacant posts, including the ones reserved for socially backward classes

Updated On: 29 Sep 2022 | 6:30 AM IST

SNA dashboard forms part of public financial management reform that was initiated in 2021 with regards to the manner in which funds for Centrally Sponsored Schemes are released, disbursed, monitored

Updated On: 06 Jun 2022 | 11:49 PM IST

Just over half the ministries, departments and autonomous bodies released these crucial documents for 2020-21

Updated On: 05 Apr 2022 | 10:04 PM IST

Govt sets up panel to look into demand after strong industry response

Updated On: 30 Dec 2021 | 6:05 AM IST

Each department has to make the "savage cuts" by redoing the Budget maths.

Updated On: 09 Apr 2020 | 1:49 AM IST

According to a 2015 report, for every 100,000 people, India had 139 central government employees, compared to the US, which had 668

Updated On: 10 Sep 2018 | 8:18 AM IST

Union minister Jitendra Singh wrote to ministers of all the departments concerned

Updated On: 29 Jan 2017 | 4:13 PM IST